Wartburg College
PA-12: Workplace Health and Safety

The Safety Committee, headed by our Director of Campus Security, John Myers, is organized to plan, implement, and manage the missions and functions of the Environmental and Occupational Safety Program. The primary responsibility of the committee is to address health and safety issues in college programs, activities, and facilities. The committee is advisory to the President. The campus safety committee meets monthly to conduct a review of work related injury or illness, discuss ways to prevent future injuries, and discuss improvements to current standards or practices, as a result of previous discussions. The workman's compensations insurance carrier comes regularly to discuss improvement potential. The Mission and Objective of the committee are as follows: We are committed to fostering a safe environment for all members of the campus community and visitors. We strive to protect our natural resources and environment for present and future generations. To assure fulfillment of our commitment, Wartburg College has adopted the following safety goals: • Maintain a safe work, living, and academic environment for faculty, staff, alumni, and visitors. • Demonstrate leadership in safety and environmental issues. • Minimize adverse environmental and health impacts while contributing to a fully functional college. • Incorporate the consideration of safety and the environment as an integral part of the institutional planning process. • Take aggressive action to comply with all federal, state, and local occupational safety and environmental laws and regulations. • Support programs to prevent pollution and minimize the generation of waste. The campus safety portion of the internal website includes safety plans for easy access across campus. There is currently ten plans online, with more coming soon. The Staff Handbook is the go-to document for many issues across campus. For this reason it addresses many workplace safety topics, including: Violence in the Workplace Emergency Response Hazardous Chemical Communication (Worker Right To Know) Workplace Injury Reporting Exposure Control Plan Fire Prevention Open Flames and Space Heaters Hate Crime Reporting Weapons/Firearms Policy Disclosure of Crime Statistics Suspected Child Abuse